Heart-on-sleeve confession meets poetic acrobatics. In “Wie Soll Ein Mensch Das Ertragen,” Philipp Poisel paints the picture of someone who is hopelessly, breath-stealingly in love. The singer imagines folding the beloved into every dance move, checking the window to see if the sun still shines, and even crying into their hands during life’s thunderstorms. It is devotion so intense that merely seeing this person every day feels unbearable, because fear keeps him from the one act he craves most: looking them in the eyes and revealing everything.
The chorus circles like a looping thought: How can any human stand this? Each repetition raises the tension between desire and hesitation. The dream is simple—one perfect day of mutual affection, one free-fall into their arms—yet the weight of unspoken feelings makes it seem impossible. The song wraps this emotional tug-of-war in gentle guitar and Poisel’s fragile voice, turning unrequited love into a tender, bittersweet anthem of yearning.